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11.375 Role of Science and Scientists in Collaborative Approaches to Environmental Policymaking | Urban Studies and Planning

11.375 Role of Science and Scientists in Collaborative Approaches to Environmental Policymaking | Urban Studies and Planning

This course examines joint fact-finding within the context of adaptive and ecosystem-based management. Challenges and obstacles to collaborative approaches for deciding environmental and natural resource policy and the institutional changes within federal agencies necessary to utilize joint fact-finding as a means to link science and societal decisions are discussed and reviewed with scientists and managers. Senior-level federal policymakers also participate in these discussions.
Keywords:
Public Policy, joint fact finding, values, Environmental Policy, adaptive governance, adaptive management, USGS, ethics in science, United States Geological Survey, science, eco-system management, policy making, environment, scientists, decision making, collaborative learning, collaborative approaches, local and indigenous knowledge, society, Science and Technology Policy, Environmental Management, environmental policy
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Material Type:
Online Course
Date Added to MERLOT:
May 12, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:
May 12, 2016
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Barbra Bied Sperling
Hispanic Serving Institution
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Graduate School
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English
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